Micro Beak (F900GS)

[KungFooBob]

New BMW F900GS (replacement for the F850GS)

Looks like the bastard love child of a 10 year old CB500X and a 700 Tenere.

Have BMW fallen out of love with the beak?

(BTW, I saw a 700 Tracer with an aftermarket beak the other day, it looked ridiculous).

[Bustaspoke]

Have BMW fallen out of love with the beak?

(BTW, I saw a 700 Tracer with an aftermarket beak the other day, it looked ridiculous).

Just my opinion,but any bike with a beak looks ridiculous...

[mangocrazy]

Just my opinion,but any bike with a beak looks ridiculous...

[KungFooBob]

I have a big black beak on mine.

[Count Steer]

It just looks like something is missing/fallen off.

[Mr Moofo]

It just looks like something is missing/fallen off.

The rider?

[Supermofo]

It's shrinkflation, put less body work on and charge a little extra.

[Skub]

It's shrinkflation, put less body work on and charge a little extra.

It's the lingerie principle,the less of it,the more it costs.

[weeksy]

I like that blue one... i'd have one of those.

[dern]

https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/en/model ... 900gs.html

This is where it begins. Your next adventure that takes you where hardly anyone else goes. Anyone except for you and your GS. Over stones and gravel, through wind and water, into deep ditches over the and highest hills. Joy in your heart, sand in your teeth, adrenaline in your blood – fully in your element and in the #SpiritOfGS flow.

We built the F 900 GS for precisely such experiences. The engine, the body – we have optimised everything to achieve a bike with maximum power but at a light weight. And here it is: your perfect Enduro.

The F 900 GS is astonishingly lightweight. You'll notice that it weighs only 219 kg* especially when you're kicking up sand off-road, ploughing through gravel or climbing mountains. New parts such as the plastic tank, the battery, the rear and the Akrapovič rear silencer, among other things, ensure the low weight. The comparatively low weight manifests in superior handling and high performance.

The blue one will look ok outside starbucks though.

[Supermofo]

https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/en/model ... 900gs.html

This is where it begins. Your next adventure that takes you where hardly anyone else goes. Anyone except for you and your GS. Over stones and gravel, through wind and water, into deep ditches over the and highest hills. Joy in your heart, sand in your teeth, adrenaline in your blood – fully in your element and in the #SpiritOfGS flow.

We built the F 900 GS for precisely such experiences. The engine, the body – we have optimised everything to achieve a bike with maximum power but at a light weight. And here it is: your perfect Enduro.

The F 900 GS is astonishingly lightweight. You'll notice that it weighs only 219 kg* especially when you're kicking up sand off-road, ploughing through gravel or climbing mountains. New parts such as the plastic tank, the battery, the rear and the Akrapovič rear silencer, among other things, ensure the low weight. The comparatively low weight manifests in superior handling and high performance.

The blue one will look ok outside starbucks though.

219kg is lightweight That's more than my GSXS1000

[dern]

https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/en/model ... 900gs.html

This is where it begins. Your next adventure that takes you where hardly anyone else goes. Anyone except for you and your GS. Over stones and gravel, through wind and water, into deep ditches over the and highest hills. Joy in your heart, sand in your teeth, adrenaline in your blood – fully in your element and in the #SpiritOfGS flow.

We built the F 900 GS for precisely such experiences. The engine, the body – we have optimised everything to achieve a bike with maximum power but at a light weight. And here it is: your perfect Enduro.

The F 900 GS is astonishingly lightweight. You'll notice that it weighs only 219 kg* especially when you're kicking up sand off-road, ploughing through gravel or climbing mountains. New parts such as the plastic tank, the battery, the rear and the Akrapovič rear silencer, among other things, ensure the low weight. The comparatively low weight manifests in superior handling and high performance.

The blue one will look ok outside starbucks though.

219kg is lightweight That's more than my GSXS1000

"comparatively" it is

[Horse]

It's shrinkflation, put less body work on and charge a little extra.

It's the lingerie principle,the less of it,the more it costs.

Expensive on a 'time' basis too

Put this on
Phwoar
Take it off

[Supermofo]

It's shrinkflation, put less body work on and charge a little extra.

It's the lingerie principle,the less of it,the more it costs.

Expensive on a 'time' basis too

Put this on
Phwoar
Take it off

Must admit I never understood lingerie, it's the present I want not the wrapping.

[Supermofo]

"comparatively" it is

Yeah, mental init. I presume your 690 is similar weight to the Duke version ie about 160kg. And I'd not wanted to have picked up much more than that. My mates 1190 Adv is about 260kg with all the gubbins and very tall with it. I declined to ride it on the road, let alone off road.

[dern]

"comparatively" it is

Yeah, mental init. I presume your 690 is similar weight to the Duke version ie about 160kg. And I'd not wanted to have picked up much more than that. My mates 1190 Adv is about 260kg with all the gubbins and very tall with it. I declined to ride it on the road, let alone off road.

The wet weight for mine is 150kg, lighter than the drz it replaced. I could get it above 160kg if I fill the auxiliary tanks up but to get it up to 220kg I'd have to take a piano.

My 1190 adv did feel pretty heavy. I took it on a gravel road on salisbury plain and it was ok until I had to ride it across some mud to turn around and then it felt very unwieldy. It was pretty good on the road but as heavy as fuck when I dropped it on a sloping car park on my leg and was glad of some help to pick the thing up again.

[Horse]

It's the lingerie principle,the less of it,the more it costs.

Expensive on a 'time' basis too

Put this on
Phwoar
Take it off

Must admit I never understood lingerie, it's the present I want not the wrapping.

There's a parallel with this thread. When you're riding it, you can't see what it looks like

[Supermofo]

My 1190 adv did feel pretty heavy. I took it on a gravel road on salisbury plain and it was ok until I had to ride it across some mud to turn around and then it felt very unwieldy. It was pretty good on the road but as heavy as fuck when I dropped it on a sloping car park on my leg and was glad of some help to pick the thing up again.

My mate's is an Adv R I've just remembered I think that has a bigger front wheel as well? Plus he has the preload jacked right up and loads of bags and lights etc all over it. I'm on tiptoes at best at standstill on it and it's real heavy. If it went over slightly it'd be a real struggle. It went over in the wind up in Scotland in a car park and took the wing out on a Fiesta parked next to it.